●● IRC: #boycottnovell @ FreeNode: Friday, February 05, 2021 ●● ● Feb 05 [03:51] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/20025549#be595770497301395dec22bfe022ffdd [03:51] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@linux@joindiaspora.com: Raspberry Pi Users Mortified As Microsoft Repository That Phones Home Is Added To Pi OS http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/147274#comment-28118 [03:51] schestowitz "Just to say, but I see 10 consecutive 1-line posts from you in my stream. Wouldn't it be better if you made a larger post, and maybe elaborated a bit on what you're trying to say? It's getting to the point that when I see your icon I just scroll fast because I know it's a long sequence of mostly gibberish" [03:51] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> www.tuxmachines.org | Heads up: Microsoft repo secretly installed on all Raspberry Pis Linux OS | Tux Machines [03:51] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/20008483#891fbf2047f70139f9f422bfe022ffdd [03:52] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@linux@joindiaspora.com: Raspberry Pi (at Least Raspbian GNU/Linux and/or Raspberry Pi Foundation) Appears to Have Been Infiltrated by Microsoft and There Are Severe Consequences http://techrights.org/2021/02/02/microsoft-pi/ [03:52] schestowitz "So using the superior Odroid+Arch is still paying off for me. An unforeseen bonus benefit, but I'm still glad I have this habit of thinking before jumping on the bandwagon" [03:52] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> techrights.org | Raspberry Pi (at Least Raspbian GNU/Linux and/or Raspberry Pi Foundation) Appears to Have Been Infiltrated by Microsoft and There Are Severe Consequences | Techrights ● Feb 05 [07:33] schestowitz
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    Martin Wimpress, Ubuntu Desktop Lead, is Leaving Canonical
    [07:33] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell- ( status 404 @ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/02/martin-wimpress-ubuntu-desktop-lead-leaving-canonical">Martin ) [07:33] schestowitz
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    Sharing the news on Twitter, Martin says he is leaving the company soon to take up a new role with the folks at Slim.ai.

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    Martin joined Canonicals Ubuntus desktop team back in 2017, and became its desktop lead in 2019, taking over the role from Will Cooke.

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Better late than never?" 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That one's almost as old as the MP3 format! [23:33] schestowitz https://twitter.com/ParadymeUSA/status/1357732668096589824 [23:33] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@ParadymeUSA: @schestowitz Not even worth the time!!! [23:33] schestowitz https://twitter.com/ParadymeUSA/status/1357733452561469442 [23:33] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@ParadymeUSA: @schestowitz The Constitution almost demands that! It's a Constitutional 'right'! How can the government screw up & https://t.co/gE3zmEYCyG [23:33] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@ParadymeUSA: @schestowitz The Constitution almost demands that! It's a Constitutional 'right'! How can the government screw up & https://t.co/gE3zmEYCyG [23:33] schestowitz "The Constitution almost demands that! It's a Constitutional 'right'! How can the government screw up & who should pay if they do? Obviously, the government should pay if they 'screw up'!" [23:33] schestowitz https://twitter.com/at2rty/status/1357724108516122625 [23:33] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@at2rty: @schestowitz why Americans love to choose president that hates them Life Is Worth Losing - Dumb Americans - Georg https://t.co/1kZwjQVjTx [23:33] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@at2rty: @schestowitz why Americans love to choose president that hates them Life Is Worth Losing - Dumb Americans - Georg https://t.co/1kZwjQVjTx [23:34] schestowitz " [23:34] schestowitz why Americans love to choose president that hates them [23:34] schestowitz Thinking face [23:34] schestowitz Life Is Worth Losing - Dumb Americans - George Carlin https://youtu.be/KLODGhEyLvk via @YouTube [23:34] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.youtube.com | Life Is Worth Losing - Dumb Americans - George Carlin - YouTube [23:34] schestowitz " [23:35] schestowitz https://twitter.com/FOSSpatents/status/1357631220444762113 [23:35] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@FOSSpatents: @schestowitz I've fixed the typo ("a") since :-) [23:38] schestowitz https://twitter.com/iridesce57/status/1357592739303587840 [23:38] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@iridesce57: @schestowitz "Our majorities in the House have been due to gerrymandering designed to produce safe Republican distr https://t.co/nUN1aFn1u4 [23:38] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@iridesce57: @schestowitz "Our majorities in the House have been due to gerrymandering designed to produce safe Republican distr https://t.co/nUN1aFn1u4 [23:38] schestowitz " [23:38] schestowitz "Our majorities in the House have been due to gerrymandering designed to produce safe Republican districts in key states * and extensive voter suppression * " [23:38] schestowitz ftfy [23:38] schestowitz " [23:39] schestowitz https://twitter.com/iridesce57/status/1357540323292045317 [23:39] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@iridesce57: @schestowitz Ryan J. Reilly https://t.co/mPsYDPu9jB If you are also a giant nerd with very specific interests, https://t.co/YPBy4pTE0g [23:39] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@ryanjreilly: If you are also a giant nerd with very specific interests, youll be thrilled to learn that DOJ set up an RSS feed https://t.co/kSB5wOt571 [23:39] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@iridesce57: @schestowitz Ryan J. Reilly https://t.co/mPsYDPu9jB If you are also a giant nerd with very specific interests, https://t.co/YPBy4pTE0g [23:39] schestowitz " [23:39] schestowitz Ryan J. Reilly [23:39] schestowitz https://twitter.com/ryanjreilly/status/1357457668231815171 [23:39] schestowitz If you are also a giant nerd with very specific interests, youll be thrilled to learn that DOJ set up an RSS feed on their refreshed landing page for Capitol insurrection cases! [23:39] schestowitz https://justice.gov/usao-dc/capito [23:39] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell- ( status 404 @ https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/capito ) [23:39] schestowitz " [23:39] schestowitz https://twitter.com/jimmyroybloom/status/1357511574924251136 [23:39] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jimmyroybloom: . https://t.co/iT7OwLwqQu [23:40] schestowitz https://twitter.com/AlisandeDM/status/1357476376635265026 [23:40] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@AlisandeDM: @schestowitz Yeah, that's completely on brand for pharma. Cf: patents on new insulin formulations so they can keep https://t.co/ZeNtq8DUu1 [23:40] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@AlisandeDM: @schestowitz Yeah, that's completely on brand for pharma. Cf: patents on new insulin formulations so they can keep https://t.co/ZeNtq8DUu1 [23:40] schestowitz " [23:40] schestowitz Yeah, that's completely on brand for pharma. Cf: patents on new insulin formulations so they can keep charging so much that lack of insulin availability is a humanitarian crisis all on its own. [23:40] schestowitz #insulin4all [23:40] schestowitz "